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Market Rasen & Sedgefield both frozen off

Snow & frost is causing havoc in the UKSnow & frost is causing havoc in the UK
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Tuesday's meetings at Market Rasen & Sedgefield have both been abandoned due to a frozen tracks and snow.

Officials at the Market Rasen called an 8am inspection after temperatures dropped well below freezing over the weekend.

The situation at the Lincolnshire venue was then compounded by some substantial snow on Saturday.

Pip Kirkby, managing director at the track, said: "We have had to abandon.

"We are under snow, the track is frozen underneath and there is no sign of improvement. We are forecast freezing fog for the next two days and temperatures are not due to rise."

Meanwhile at Sedgefield, Clerk of the course Phil Tuck had called an inspection for 12.30pm but he brought forward that check after another cold night.

He said: "We brought forward the inspection as there's no prospect of a thaw.

"We fell below freezing again last night and are forecast minus temperatures again tonight, so there's no chance of us racing and we have abandoned."